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Fender Dusty Hill Signature Precision Bass


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[color=#000000][color=#8D0000][size=5]General[/size][/color][/color]
[color=#000000][b]Model Name[/b]:Dusty Hill Signature Precision Bass® [/color]
[color=#000000][b]Model Number[/b]: 0158602 [/color]
[b]Series[/b][color=#000000]: Artist[/color]
[color=#8D0000][size=5]Body[/size][/color]
[b]Body Material[/b][color=#000000]: Lightweight Ash[/color]
[color=#8D0000][size=5]Neck[/size][/color][color=#000000] [/color]
[b]Neck[/b][color=#000000]: Custom Neck Shape[/color]
[b]No. of Frets[/b][color=#000000]: 21 [/color]
[b]Fret Size[/b][color=#000000]: Vintage Style Frets[/color]
[b]Fingerboard Radius[/b][color=#000000]: 9.5" (24.1 cm) [/color]
[b]Neck Material[/b][color=#000000]: Quartersawn Maple [/color]
[b]Neck Finish[/b][color=#000000]: Nitrocellulose Lacquer [/color]
[b]Width at Nut[/b][color=#000000]: 1.5" (38.1 mm) [/color]
[b]Scale Length[/b][color=#000000]: 34" (86.36 cm) [/color]
[b]Neck Plate[/b][color=#000000]: Custom Neck Plate [/color]
[color=#8D0000][size=5]Fingerboard and Color Options[/size][/color][color=#000000] [/color]
[b]Part Number[/b][color=#000000] [/color][b]Color[/b][color=#000000] [/color][b]Fingerboard[/b][color=#000000] 0158602806 Black Maple 0158602899 Nocaster® Blonde Maple [/color][color=#8D0000][size=5]Electronics[/size][/color]
[b]Pickup Configuration[/b][color=#000000]: Single Pickup [/color]
[b]Bridge Pickup[/b][color=#000000]: Custom Designed Seymour Duncan® Pickup [/color]
[color=#8D0000][size=5]Hardware[/size][/color][color=#000000] [/color]
[b]Bridge[/b][color=#000000]: Vintage Bass [/color]
[b]Tuning Machine[/b][color=#000000]: Fender®/Gotoh® Vintage Style Machine Heads [/color]
[color=#8D0000][size=5]Miscellaneous [/size][/color]
[b]Case[/b][color=#000000]: Blonde with Red Plush Interior [/color]
[b]Accessories[/b][color=#000000]: Case, Strap, Cable, Certificate of Authenticity, Polishing Cloth [/color]
[b]Unique Features[/b][color=#000000]: Custom Designed Seymour Duncan® Pickup, Custom Neck Shape, and Rear Routed Controls [/color]
[b]Strings[/b][color=#000000]: Fender® USA Super Bass 7250ML, NPS, (.045, .065, .080, .100 Gauges) [/color]

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[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1330769349' post='1562655']
That price is almost insulting the intelligence of the bass players...
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I like the look; but am firmly in the Kiwi camp on this one. Have they employed the Gibson pricing team?

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So the price is the stickler for most; £2824 for a Custom Shop Fender... isn't that about right?

A Mexican P or J RW will set you back £1000, a Metroline Sadowsky (Japan) will see little change from £2000 but a USA CS Fender @ £2800 is wrong?

Oh by the way I must state for the record that I have a love/hate relationship with Fenders and certainly won't be in the cue to by this or any other Fender product; I'm simply trying to establish 'why' the price tag seems so ridiculous I concede that if those folks baulking at the price are doing so simply because that price is ridiculous for ANY instrument then fair-does! ;)

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I thinks the price issue relates to two things: (1) the absolute level is up in hand-built luthier territory (which is an issue with all CS Fenders) and (2) could it be a more basic plank? There is nothing about that bass that screams expensive parts/build, albeit I bet it sounds great ... just probably no better than a Squier VM 50s Precision

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[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1330770636' post='1562680']
I thinks the price issue relates to two things: (1) the absolute level is up in hand-built luthier territory (which is an issue with all CS Fenders) and (2) could it be a more basic plank? There is nothing about that bass that screams expensive parts/build, albeit I bet it sounds great ... just probably no better than a Squier VM 50s Precision
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I find this quite interesting (I'm honestly not trolling); if the bass had a few more controls, maybe an active preamp then it might be a bit more justifiable... yet the couple extra controls (even an extra pup) or active EQ might only cost a few dollars to the manufacturer. So that almost negates the argument about it being basic.
I also agree that 'theoretically' very few basses can justify costing x10 what a Squier etc. cost! :D

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Er, Nice bass but a slight hijack here - I have an [i]almost[/i] identical Bravewood available FS at just over a third of the price of that!
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/154505-fs-bravewood-50s-p-bass-custom-ordered/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/154505-fs-bravewood-50s-p-bass-custom-ordered/[/url]

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[quote name='jonthebass' timestamp='1330771080' post='1562688']
Er, Nice bass but a slight hijack here - I have an [i]almost[/i] identical Bravewood available FS at just over a third of the price of that!
[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/154505-fs-bravewood-50s-p-bass-custom-ordered/"]http://basschat.co.u...custom-ordered/[/url]
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Now then..THATS a nice bass, none of that 'relicing' malarky that totally shagged the Dusty Hill one

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[quote name='cytania' timestamp='1330750933' post='1562538']
Woah, a reverse headstock. Mind you £2824 is alot to pay and no furry, sparkly, crazy finish...
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The fur would have added a grand - well it would have had to be mink!

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[quote name='Mylkinut' timestamp='1330778261' post='1562830']
Quite like that. I'd rather build a Warmouth look-a-likey though.
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Indeed. A few minutes buggering around on the Warmoth site suggests that a blonde, rear-rout swamp-ash body and a reverse T-neck in vintage tint would cost £680 (inc shipping and UK tax)

Add on £300 for some serious quality hardware and there's £1k.

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